Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

Computer Crimes Case Chart	Interest Harmed	Estimated Dollar Loss	Target	Perpetrator Charged		Geography	Punishment		Notes
Colloquial Case Name (District) Press Release Date	Confid. (C) Integrity (I) Avail. (A)		Private, Public or Threat to Public Health or Safety	Juvenile	Group	International	Sentence in Months	Fine Forfeiture Restitution
U.S. v. Arabo (D.N.J.) August 25, 2006	CIA	504K	Private				30	504K
U.S. v. Kwak (D.D.C.) May 12, 2006	C		Public				5	40K
U.S. v. Ancheta (C.D. Cal.) May 8, 2006	IA		Public				57	75K	First U.S. "botnet" prosecution
U.S. v. Maxwell (W.D. Wash) May 4, 2006	CIA	252K	Threat to Public Health or Safety				TBD	TBD	"botnet" case
U.S. v. McCarty (C.D. Cal.) April 20, 2006	CIA		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Levine (E.D. Ark) February 22, 2006	C		Private				96		Massive data theft
U.S. v. Flury (N.D. Ohio) February 18, 2006	C	384K	Private				32	300K	Online trafficking: id theft, credit & debit cards, and bank fraud
U.S. v. Li (D. Utah) February 17, 2006	CI		Private				TBD	TBD	Student
U.S. v. Fisher (D. Utah) February 15, 2006	CIA		Private				TBD	TBD	Former employee
U.S. v. Benimeli (N.D. Ohio) July 13, 2006	CIA		Private				TBD	TBD	Former employee; Indictment
U.S. v. Ancheta (C.D. Cal.) January 23, 2006	IA		Public				TBD	TBD	First U.S. "botnet" case prosecution
U.S. v. Miller (S.D. Ohio) January 19, 2006	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Clark (N.D. Cal.) December 28, 2005	CIA		Private				TBD	TBD	"botnet" case
U.S. v. Zhang (N.D. Cal.) December 22, 2005	C		Private				TBD	TBD	Economic Espionage Act Case
U.S. v. Kwong (E.D. TX) November 21, 2005	CIA	600K	Private			Yes	TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Mantovani (D. N.J.) November 17, 2005	C	4M	Private			Yes	TBD	TBD	Online trafficking: id theft, credit & debit cards
U.S. v. Hatten (S.D. TX) November 1, 2005	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. An Unnamed Junveile II (D. Mass.) September 8, 2005	CIA	1M	Public Private				11 (juvenile detention)	TBD
U.S. v. Shea (N.D. Cal.) September 8, 2005	IA	100K	Private				12 mos.	TBD
U.S. v. Perez et al. (S.D. Cal.) August 26, 2005	CIA		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Levine (E.D. Ark.) August 12, 2005	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Carlson (E.D. Pa.) (July 14, 2005)	CA		Private				48
U.S. v. Meydbray (N.D. Cal.) (June 8, 2005)	CIA	5K	Private				TBD	TBD	Former employee
U.S. v. Chavet (N.D. Cal.) (May 9, 2005)	CI		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Heckenkamp (N.D. Cal.) (April 25, 2005)	C	5K	Private				8	268K
U.S. v. Lyttle (N.D. Cal.) (March 11, 2005)	CI	70K	Public				TBD	TBD	Member of hacking group "The Deceptive Duo"
U.S. v. Jiang (S.D. N.Y.) (February 28, 2005)	CI		Private				27	201K	Also plead to software piracy
U.S. v. Jacobsen (C.D. Cal.) (February 15, 2005)	CI	5K	Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. An Unnamed Juvenile (W.D. Wash.) (February 11, 2005)	IA		Private				18		Created RPCSDBOT variant of "Blaster" worm
U.S. v. Parson (W.D. Wash.) (January 28, 2005)	CIA		Private			Yes	18	TBD
U.S. v. Salcedo et. al. (W.D. N.C.) (December 15, 2004)	CI		Private			Yes	108	0
U.S. v. Mantovani et al. (D. N.J.) (October 28, 2004)	C	4M	Private			Yes	TBD	TBD	Online trafficking: id theft, credit & debit cards
U.S. v. Cotton (S.D. N.Y.) (September 9, 2004)	CIA	100K	Private				TBD	TBD	Former network administrator
U.S. v. Erfurt (N.D. Cal.) (August 31, 2004)	CI						TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Angle (D. Mass.) August 23, 2004	IA	26.4K	Private				TBD	TBD	Disgruntled former employee
U.S. v. Mateias et al. (C.D. Cal.) August 4, 2004	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Sabathia (E.D. Cal.) July 28, 2004	C	875K	Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Shan (N.D. Cal.) July 7, 2004	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Chavet (N.D. Cal.) July 2, 2004	CI		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Borghard (S.D. N.Y.) June 16, 2004	CIA	118K	Private				5	118K
U.S. v. Dinh (D. Mass.) May 5, 2004	C	47K	Private				13	50K
U.S. v. Garcia (C.D. Cal.) February 23, 2004	CIA		Private				12	0	Former network administrator
U.S. v. Jeansonne (N.D. Cal.) February 19, 2004	IA	5K	Threat to Public Health or Safety				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Williams et al. (N.D. Cal.) February 10, 2004	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Rowghani et al. (N.D. Cal.) February 9, 2004	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Heckenkamp (N.D. Cal.) January 29, 2004	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Lamo (S.D. N.Y.) January 8, 2004	CI	300K	Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Baas (S.D. Ohio) December 18, 2003	C	5.8M	Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Diaz (S.D. Fla.) December 5, 2003	CI		Private				12	80.7K	Former Computer Programmer
U.S. v.Patterson (W.D. Pa.) December 2, 2003	CA		Private				18	64.8K	Former employee
U.S. v. Salcedo et al. (W.D. N.C.) November 20, 2003	CI		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Ramirez (C.D. Cal.) November 20, 2003	CI		Private				TBD	TBD	Operation Cyber Sweep
U.S. v. Wiggs (C.D. Cal.) November 20, 2003	CIA		Public				TBD	TBD	Operation Cyber Sweep
U.S. v. Fudge (N.D. Tex.) November 5, 2003	C		Public				TBD	TBD	Former FBI employee
U.S. v. O'Keefe (S.D. Cal.) September 29, 2003	C		Private, Public				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. An Unnamed Juvenile (W.D. Wash.) September 26, 2003	IA		Private				TBD	TBD	Charged with creating RPCSDBOT variant of "Blaster" worm
U.S. v. Parson (W.D. Wash.) August 29, 2003	CIA		Private				TBD	TBD	"Blaster" B Variant worm creator
U.S. v. Ivanov (D. Conn.) July 25, 2003	CIA	25M	Private				48	0	Russian hacker, also charged in C.D. Cal ,E.D. Cal , W.D. Wash. and D. N.J. (Information)
U.S. v. Castillo (W.D. Tex.) July 17, 2003	C		Private				TBD	TBD	FBI employee exceeded authorized access on FBI computer
U.S. v. Jiang (S.D. N.Y.) July 11, 2003	CI		Private				TBD	TBD	attempt to gain access to accounts of subscribers of service that provides remote computer access
U.S. v. Zezev (S.D. N.Y.) July 1, 2003	CI		Private				51	0	Hackers from Kazakhstan
U.S. v. Racine (C.D. Cal) June 12, 2003	A		Public				36 prob.	2K	Website designer redirected Aljazeera.net web traffic
U.S. v. Shakour (E.D. Cal) June 12, 2003	CI	100K	Private, Public				12	88K
U.S. v. Thomas et al. (E.D. Cal) May 12, 2003	C		Private				TBD	TBD	Financial institution insiders and imposters
U.S. v. Tran (C.D. Cal) April 18, 2003	IA	20K	Private				TBD	TBD	Former network administrator
U.S. v. Phillips (W.D. Tex) March 14, 2003	C	TBD	Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Gerhardt (W.D. Mo) March 13, 2003	C	10K	Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Northern (E.D. Cal) March 10, 2003	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Pae (C.D. Cal) February 28, 2003	C		Private				33	324K
U.S. v. Amato (N.D. Ohio) February 13, 2003	IA	12K	Public				24 prob.	12K	Contract employee attacked NASA e-mail server
U.S. v. Ferguson (W.D. Pa.) January 23, 2003	C		Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Duronio (D. N.J.) December 17, 2002	CIA	3M	Private				TBD	TBD	disgruntled former employee
U.S. v. Suplita, III (S.D. Cal.) November 15, 2002	CIA	10K	Private				36 prob.	10K
U.S. v. McKinnon I (E.D. Va.) November 12, 2002	CIA	900K	Public				TBD	TBD	British National hacked into U.S. Military Networks (see McKinnon II)
U.S. v. McKinnon II (D. N.J.) November 12, 2002	CIA	900K	Public				TBD	TBD	British National hacked into U.S. Military Networks (see McKinnon I)
U.S. v. Gorshkov (W.D. Wash) October 4, 2002	CIA		Private				36	700K	Russian hacker (see Ivanov I, II, III, IV)
U.S. v. Dopps (C.D. Cal.) September 9, 2002	C	21.6K	Private				60	21.6K	Former employee unauthorized e-mail access for commercial gain
U.S. v. Amaya (C.D. Cal.) August 2, 2002	CIA		Private				10	5.6K	Convicted, see "U.S. v. Cazenave"
U.S. v. Cazenave (C.D. Cal.) August 2, 2002	CIA		Private						Acquitted, see U.S. v. Amaya
U.S. v. Luckey (E.D. Cal.) May 17, 2002	CI	116K	Private				27	116.8K	Unauthorized access of credit card accounts
U.S. v. Blum (S.D. N.Y.) May 16, 2002	CI		Private				36 prob.	5K	Former Chief Tech Officer of Askit.com
U.S. v. Konopka (E.D. Wis.) May 7, 2002	CIA		Private, Public				TBD	TBD	Indictment Counts 12 & 13
U.S. v. Smith (D. NJ) May 2, 2002	IA	80M	Private, Public				20	5K	"Melissa" virus creator
U.S. v. Eitelberg (S.D. N.Y.) April 26, 2002	CIA		Private				36 prob.	26K	MP Limited former employee
U.S. v. Leung (S.D. N.Y.) March 27, 2002	CI		Private				18	91.8K
U.S. v. Rayburn (N.D. Ohio) March 26, 2002	CI		Private				24 prob.	10K
U.S. v. Turner (N.D. Ohio) February 19, 2002	CIA	580K	Public				12	199K	employees' (unauthorized) access credit card accounts
U.S. v. Lloyd (D. NJ) February 26, 2002	IA	10M	Private				41	2M	disgruntled former employee
U.S. v. Diekman (C.D. Cal) February 4, 2002	CI	6K	Private				21	87K	second offense hacked into NASA computers
U.S. v. Farraj (S.D. NY) January 30, 2002	CI		Private				18	0	Paralegal's scheme to sell trial plan
U.S. v. Logan (N.D. Cal) January 18, 2002	CIA	25K	Private				TBD	TBD
U.S. v. Mamich (D. D.C.) December 18, 2001	CI	45K	Private				1	40.2K
U.S. v. Lukawinsky (D. Conn.) December 14, 2001	CI	198K	Private				12	198.4K
U.S. v. Scheller (E.D. Cal) November 30, 2001	CI		Private				36 prob.	0
U.S. v. Brown (N.D. Ohio) November 26, 2001	CIA		Private				36 prob.	15.3K
U.S. v. Osowski (N.D. Cal) November 26, 2001	C	6.3M	Private				34	7.8M	Cisco accountant stole stock from company
U.S. v. Khan (D. Md.) October 22, 2001	CIA		Private				TBD	TBD	Defendant is currently a fugitive
U.S. v. Torricelli (S.D. NY) September 5, 2001	CI		Private, Public				8	4K	"conflict" hacking group member
U.S. v. Carpenter (D. Md) July 24, 2001	CIA		Private				15	108.8K	IRS computer sabotage
U.S. v. McKenna (D. NH) June 18, 2001	CIA	13K	Private				6	13K	disgruntled former employee
U.S. v. Oquendo (S.D. NY) June 13, 2001	CIA	60K	Private				27	96K	first fed. comp. hacking case in S.D. NY
U.S. v. Sullivan (W.D. NC) April 13, 2001	IA	100K	Private				24	194K	disgruntled former employee
U.S. v. Morch (N.D. Cal) March 21, 2001	C	5K	Private				36 prob.	0	employee theft of proprietary company info.
U.S. v. Ventimiglia (M.D. FL) March 20, 2001	IA	209K	Private				60 prob.	233K	disgruntled GTE employee
U.S. v. Dennis (D. Alaska) January 22, 2001	A		Public				6	5K	denial of service attacks against E.D. NY court
U.S. v. Sanford (N.D. TX) December 6, 2000	CIA	45K	Private, Public				60 prob.	45K	"HV2K" hacking group member
U.S. v. "Comrade" (S.D. FL) September 21, 2000	CA	41K	Public				6	0	first juvenile hacker to receive prison sentence
U.S. v. Gregory (N.D. TX) September 6, 2000	C	1.5M	Private				26	154K	"Global Hell" hacking group member
U.S. v. Davis (E.D. WI) March 1, 2000	CA		Public				6	8K	"Global Hell" hacking group member
U.S. v. Iffih (D. Mass.) February 23, 2000	CA		Public				24 prob.	5K	hacked into federal gov’t computers
U.S. v. Miffleton (N.D. TX) December 20, 1999	CI	90K	Private				21	3K	member of "The Darkside Hackers"
U.S. v. Alibris (D. Mass.) November 22, 1999	C		Private				0	250K	corporation
U.S. v. Burns (E.D. VA) November 19, 1999	CIA	40K	Private, Public				15	36K	designed "Web Bandit" program
U.S. v. Lindsly (N.D. TX) September 16, 1999	C		Private, Public				41	10K	"Phone Masters" hacking group ringleader
U.S. v. Mitnick (C.D. Cal) August 9, 1999	CI	1M	Private				68	4K	notorious hacker
U.S. v. Kashpureff (E.D. NY) March 19, 1998	A		Private				24 prob.	17K
U.S. v. Tenebaum (Israel) March 18, 1998	C		Private, Public				12 prob.	17K	Israeli hacked U.S. military computers
U.S. v. An Unnamed Juvenile (D. Mass.) March 18, 1998	CA		Threat to Public Health or Safety				TBD	TBD	FAA control tower disabled

Glossary

For the purposes of the computer crime case chart, the following words or phrases are defined.

• Interest Harmed - This category refers to the type of interest that was compromised by the computer crime:
  • Confidentiality - A breach of confidentiality occurs when a person knowingly accesses a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access. Confidentiality is compromised when a hacker views or copies proprietary or private information, such as a credit card number or trade secret.
  • Integrity - A breach of integrity occurs when a system or data has been accidently or maliciously modified, altered or destroyed without authorization. For example, viruses and worms alter source code in order to allow a hacker to gain unauthorized access to a computer.
  • Availability - A breach of availability occurs when an authorized user is prevented from timely, reliable access to data or a system. A popular example of this is a denial of service attack.
• Est. Dollar Loss - The estimated amount of damage that occurs as a result of the computer crime. The estimates in this table are rounded down from figures provided by law enforcement agents on the case.
• Target - This category indicates whether the computer crime targeted a private individual or corporation or a public governmental agency.
  - It also indicates whether there was a threat to public health or safety, such as when a hacker targets or compromises data or a system within the national critical infrastructure (e.g., power grids, air traffic control, classified government data).
• Perpetrator Charged - Indicates whether the defendant is a juvenile or part of an organized group.
• Geography/International - Indicates that the computer crime originated from a foreign country or was conducted on an international scale.
• Punishment --
  • Sentence in months - refers to prison sentence or probation.
  • Fine, Forfeiture, Restitution - the combined amount that the defendant must pay in fine, forfeiture or restitution.
  • Notes - This column provides interesting or helpful information about the case, such as a defendant’s affiliation with an organized hacking group or the nationality of a foreign defendant.

Below is a list of press releases from recently prosecuted computer crime cases, including the cases summarized in the chart above.

Year 2006

• Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Sentenced for Hacking Department of Education Computer (May 12, 2006)
• "Botherder" Dealt Record Prison Sentence for Selling and Spreading Malicious Computer Code (May 8, 2006)
• California Man Pleads Guilty in "Botnet" Attack That Impacted Seattle Hospital and Defense Department (May 4, 2006)
• San Diego Computer Expert Charged with Hacking into U.S.C. Computer System Containing Student Applications (April 20, 2006)
• Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Pleads Guilty to Hacking Department of Education Computer (March 1, 2006)
• Cleveland, Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Conspiracy (February 28, 2006)
• Former Officer of Internet Company Sentenced in Case of Massive Data Theft from Acxiom Corporation (February 22, 2006)
• Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Student with Accessing Protected Computer at University of Utah (February 17, 2006)
  
  
• Utah Man Charged with Bringing Down Wireless Internet Services in Vernal Region (February 15, 2006)
• California Man Indicted for Botnet Attack That Impacted Hospital (February 10, 2006)
• Florida Man Indicted for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer"s Computer System (February 7, 2006)
  
  
• Bot Herder Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adware Installs and Selling Zombies to Hackers and Spammers (January 23, 2006)
• Dayton, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation Crimes Involving Minors and Computer Intrusion (January 19, 2006)

Year 2005

• Man Pleads Guilty to Infecting Thousands of Computers Using Worm Program then Launching them in Denial of Service Attacks (December 28, 2005)
• Silicon Valley Engineer Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (December 22, 2005)
• Former RNC New England Regional Director Convicted in New Hampshire Phone Jamming Case (December 15, 2005)
• Six Defendants Plead Guilty in Internet Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy (November 17, 2005)
• Computer Virus Broker Arrested for Selling Armies of Infected Computers to Hackers and Spammers (November 3, 2005)
• Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Identity Theft Charges, Says Justice Department (November 1, 2005)
• Massachusetts Teen Convicted for Hacking into Internet and Telephone Service Providers and Making Bomb Threats to High Schools in Massachusetts and Florida (September 8, 2005)
• Federal Jury Convicts Former Technology Manager of Computer Hacking Offense Defendant Found Guilty of Placing Computer "Time Bomb" On Employer"s Network Following Employment Dispute (September 8, 2005)
• Creator and Four Users of Loverspy Spyware Program Indicted (August 26, 2005)
• Justice Department Announces Conviction of Florida Man Accused of Massive Data Theft from Acxiom, Inc.(August 12, 2005)
• Disgruntled Phillies Fan/Spammer Sent to Prison for Four Years (July 14, 2005)
• Former IT Manager of Silicon Valley Firm Pleads Guilty to Computer Crime Charges (June 8, 2005)
• Former Alta Vista Employee Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Alta Vista Computer Systems (May 9, 2005)
• Former Computer Science Graduate Student Sentenced for Hacking Major Corporations (April 25, 2005)
• Pleasant Hill, California Computer Hacker from "Deceptive Duo" Guilty of Intrusions into Government Computers and Defacing Websites (March 11, 2005)
• Queens Man Sentenced to 27 Months' Imprisonment on Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (February 28, 2005)
• Former IT Manager of Software Firm Indicted on Computer Crime Charges (February 16, 2005)
• Computer Hacker Who Victimized T-Mobile Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles Federal Court (February 15, 2005)
• Juvenile Sentenced for Releasing Worm That Attacked Microsoft Web Site (February 11, 2005)
• Minnesota Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Creating and Unleashing a Variant of the MS Blaster Computer Worm (January 28, 2005)

Year 2004

• Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Breaking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (December 15, 2004)
• Nineteen Individuals Indicted in Internet 'Carding' Conspiracy (October 28, 2004)
• Ex-Official of Manhattan Computer Consulting Firm Pleads Guilty to Computer Attack Charge (September 9, 2004)
• California Man Admits Hacking Into Computers of High-Technology Company (August 31, 2004)
• Former Employee of a Massachusetts High-Technology Firm Charged with Computer Hacking (August 23, 2004)
• Six Internet Fraudsters Indicted in International Conspiracy to Steal More Than $10 Million From World's Largest Technology Distributor (August 4, 2004)
• Vallejo, California Woman Admits to Embezzling More Than $875,035 (July 28, 2004)
• Florida Man Charged with Breaking into Acxiom Computer Records (July 21, 2004)
• China Citizen Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of a Software Company with Intent to Defraud (July 7, 2004)
• Seattle, Washington Man Arrested for Hacking into Internet Search Engine Alta Vista (July 2, 2004)
• Federal Judge Sentences Staten Island, New York Ex-Official of Local Internet Service Provider to Prison for Computer Attack (June 16, 2004)
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Accessing Massachusetts Investor’s On-line Investment Account and Making $46,000 in Unauthorized Trades (May 5, 2004)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Sentenced to One Year for Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 23, 2004)
• Two California Men Indicted for Unlawfully Obtaining Credit Information, Attempted Credit Fraud (February 10, 2004)
• Former Employees of Dallas-based Car Parts Distributorship Charged with Repeatedly Intruding into Competitor’s Computer Database for Commercial Advantage and Illegally Trafficking in Computer Passwords. (February 9, 2004)
• Louisiana Man Arrested for Releasing 911 Worm to WebTV Users (February 19, 2004)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Gaining Unauthorized Access and Recklessly Damaging Computers of Several High-Technology Companies Including eBay and Qualcomm From His Graduate School Dorm Room (January 29, 2004)
• Hacker Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (January 8, 2004)

Year 2003

• Milford, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking (December 18, 2003)
• Former Hellmann Logistics Computer Programmer Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Intrusion (December 5, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Sentenced to Prison for Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (December 2, 2003)
• Three Men Indicted for Hacking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Dallas, Texas FBI Employee Indicted for Public Corruption (November 5, 2003)
• Disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies Fan Charged with Hacking into Computers Triggering Spam E-mail Attacks (October 7, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (October 6, 2003)
• President of San Diego Computer Security Company Indicted in Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access into Government Computers (September 29, 2003)
• Juvenile Arrested for Releasing Variant of Blaster Computer Worm That Attacked Microsoft (September 26, 2003)
• U.S. Charges Hacker with Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (September 9, 2003)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota 18 year old Arrested for Developing and Releasing B Variant of Blaster Computer Worm (August 29, 2003)
• Former Computer Technician in Douglasville, Georgia Arrested for Hacking into Government Computer Systems in Southern California (August 25, 2003)
• Russian Man Sentenced for Hacking into Computers in the United States (July 25, 2003)
• FBI Employee Arrested and Charged in Three Federal Indictments (July 17, 2003)
• Queens, New York Man Pleads to Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (July 11, 2003)
• Kazakhstan Hacker Sentenced to Four Years Prison for Breaking into Bloomberg Systems and Attempting Extortion (July 1, 2003)
• Southern California Man Who Hijacked Al Jazeera Website Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges (June 12, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Sentenced to One Year and One Day And Ordered to Pay More than $88,000 Restitution For Series of Computer Intrusions and Credit Card Fraud (June 12, 2003)
• Three Californians Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Identity Theft (May 12, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Guilty of Hacking into Company's Computer (April 18, 2003)
• San Jose, California Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (April 2, 2003)
• Student Charged with Unauthorized Access to University of Texas Computer System (March 14, 2003)
• St. Joseph Man Pleads Guilty in District's First Computer Hacking Conviction (March 13, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and Credit Card Fraud (March 13,2003)
• California Woman Convicted for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information in Credit Union Fraud Prosecution (March 10, 2003)
• Los Angeles, California Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Computer Hacking and Internet Fraud Scheme (February 28, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Indicted on Charges of Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (February 26, 2003)
• U.S. Convicts Kazakhstan Hacker of Breaking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computers and Attempting Extortion (February 26, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Arrested for Allegedly Hacking Into Computer, Destroying Data (February 20, 2003)
• Ohio Man Attacked NASA Computer System Shutting Down Email Server (February 13, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Arrested on Charges of Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 6, 2003)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Hacking a Judge's Personal E-Mail Account (January 23, 2003)

Year 2002

• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Charged in Western District's First Computer Hacking Indictment (December 20, 2002)
• U.S. Arrests Queens, New York, Man on Computer Fraud Charges (December 20, 2002)
• Disgruntled UBS PaineWebber Employee Charged with Allegedly Unleashing "Logic Bomb" on Company Computers (December 17, 2002)
• Hacker Pleaded Guilty to Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (November 15, 2002)
• British National Charged with Hacking Into N.J. Naval Weapons Station Computers, Disabling Network After Sept. 11; Indictment Also Filed in Virginia for Other Military Intrusions (November 12, 2002)
• London, England Hacker Indicted under Computer Fraud and Abuse for Accessing Military Computers (November 12, 2002)
• Russian Computer Hacker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison (October 4, 2002)
• San Gabriel Valley, California Man Pleads to Illegally Accessing Former Employer's Computers (September 9, 2002)
• San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted in Scheme to Hack Into Software Firm Computer and Delete $2.6 Million Project (August 2, 2002)
• Two Kazakhstan Citizens Accused of Breaking Into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer and Extortion are Extradited (May 21, 2002)
• Twenty Seven Month Sentence in Internet Fraud Scheme to Defraud Priceline.Com and Others; Unauthorized Computer Access Conspiracy May 17, 2002)
• Former Chief Technology Intrusions; Transmitting Threats Via the Internet (May 16, 2002)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin Man Charged with Computer Intrusion, Software Piracy and Numerous Destructive Acts (May 7, 2002)
• Creator of Melissa Computer Virus Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison (May 1, 2002)
• U.S. Charges Engineer with Computer Intrusion, Destruction of Database at Manhattan Apparel Company (April 26, 2002)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Las Vegas Medical Imaging Computer System (April 17, 2002)
• Computer Operator Sentenced for Breaking Into Ex-Employer’s Database (March 27, 2002)
• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Unauthorized Access into Computer System of Alltel Communications, Inc.; Threatening E-Mails (March 26, 2002)
• Former Computer Network Administrator at New Jersey High-Tech Firm Sentenced for Unleashing $10 Million Computer “Time Bomb” (February 26, 2002)
• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corporation (February 19, 2002)
• Orange County Computer Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Breaking into University Computers, NASA Systems (February 4, 2002)
• Manhattan Paralegal Sentenced for Theft of Litigation Trial Plan (January 30, 2002)
• San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Catholic Healthcare West Computer Causing Damage (January 18, 2002)

Year 2001

• Bowdoinham, Maine Hacker Into United States Courts’ Information System Pleads Guilty (December 18, 2001)
• Connecticut Hacker Indicted for Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (December 18, 2001)
• Man Sentenced for Unauthorized Access into Computer Systems of Connecticut Consulting Firm (December 14, 2001)
• Former Financial Institution Employee Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information (November 30, 2001)
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Sentenced for Computer Fraud via Unauthorized Access of Employer's Computer System (November 26, 2001)
• Former Cisco Systems, Inc. Accountants Sentenced for Unauthorized Access to Computer Systems to Illegally Issue Almost $8 Million in Cisco Stock to Themselves (November 26, 2001)
• Man Indicted for Hacking Computers Belonging to Public Affairs Group (October 22, 2001)
• Russian Computer Hacker Convicted by Jury in Seattle, Washington (October 10, 2001)
• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employee Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank to Defraud Chase Financial Corp. and Chase Manhattan Bank (October 9, 2001)
• Brian K. West, Employee of Oklahoma ISP, Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access Charge Under 18 U.S.C. S 1030(a)(2)(c) (September 24, 2001)
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud via Unauthorized Access of Employer’s Computer System (September 14, 2001)
• Broward County, Florida Man Convicted of Sending Computer Virus to Destroy Purity Wholesale Grocers Inc’s Computer Systems (September 6, 2001)
• Hacker Sentenced in New York City for Hacking into Two NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Computers Located in Pasadena, California (September 5, 2001)
• Former Cisco Accountants Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud via Unauthorized Access to Cisco Stock (August 20, 2001)
• Russian National Indicted in Sacramento, California, on Computer Intrusion Charges (August 16, 2001)
• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees in Cleveland, Ohio, Indicted for Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corp. Computer Systems (August 7, 2001)
• Orange County, California Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Hacking University Computers, Defrauding Western Union (August 1, 2001)
• Lusby, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Sabotaging IRS Computers (July 24, 2001)
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Charged for Unlawful Access to Computer Server (July 6, 2001)
• Russian Computer Hacker Indicted in California for Breaking into Computer Systems and Extorting Victim Companies (June 20, 2001)
• Hampton, New Hampshire Man Convicted and Sentenced for Hacking into Former Employer's Computer Server (June 18, 2001)
• New York City Computer Security Expert Sentenced to 27 Months' Imprisonment for Computer Hacking and Electronic Eavesdropping (June 13, 2001)
• Russian National Arrested and Indicted in Connecticut for Penetrating U.S. Corporate Computer Networks, Stealing Credit Card Numbers, and Extorting the Companies by Threatening to Damage Their Computers (May 7, 2001)
• Orange County Computer Hacker Arrested In Scheme to Use Stolen Credit Cards to Make Wire Money Transfers via Western Union (April 18, 2001)
• Former Lance, Inc. Employee, from North Carolina Sentenced to 24 Months and Ordered to Pay $194,609 Restitution in Computer Fraud Case (April 13, 2001)
• Two Men from California Indicted on Conspiracy to Commit Computer and Wire Fraud via Unauthorized Access to Cisco Stock (April 4, 2001)
• Former Cisco Employee Pleads Guilty to Exceeding Authorized Access to Obtain Information from Cisco’s Computer Systems (March 21, 2001)
• Ex-GTE Employee Pleads Guilty to Intentionally Damaging Protected GTE Computers (March 20, 2001)
• New York City Computer Security Expert Convicted by Jury of Computer Hacking and Electronic Eavesdropping (March 7, 2001)
• Former Federal Court Systems Administrator Sentenced for Hacking Into Government Computer System (January 22, 2001)
  

Year 2000

• Hacker Pleads Guilty in New York City to Hacking into Two NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Computers Located in Pasadena, California (December 1, 2000)
• Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Government Computers (November 7, 2000)
• Texas Man is indicted for Unlawfully Accessing Computers of U.S. Postal Service, State of Texas, and Canadian Department of Defense (October 12, 2000)
• Man Suspected of Hacking into NASA Computers Taken into Federal Custody (September 21, 2000)
• Juvenile Computer Hacker Sentenced to Six Months in Detention Facility (September 21, 2000)
  
  
• "Global Hell" Hacker Sentenced to 26 Months Imprisonment (September 6, 2000)
  
  
• Three Kazak Men Arrested in London for Hacking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer System (August 14, 2000)
• "Darkside Hacker" Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison (July 24, 2000)
• Hacker Group Leader Arrested for Breaking into NASA Computers (July 12, 2000)
• Former Computer Network Administrator Guilty of Unleashing $10 Million Programming "Timebomb" (May 9, 2000)
• Alaska Man Indicted for Alleged Attack on United States Court Computer Systems (April 19, 2000)
• Second "Global Hell" Hacker Pleads Guilty; Patrick Gregory Faces up to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Telecommunications Fraud and Computer Hacking (April 12, 2000)
• Chad Davis, "Global Hell" Hacker, Sentenced to Six Months in Prison, Three Years Probation, for Air Force Network Hacks (March 1, 2000)
• Boston Computer Hacker Charged with Illegal Access and Use of United Stated Government and Private Systems (February 23, 2000)
  

Year 1999

• "Darkside Hacker" Pleads Guilty in Federal Court After Stealing National Internet Company Passwords (December 20, 1999)
• Creator of 'Melissa' Computer Virus Pleads Guilty in New Jersey to State and Federal Charges (December 9, 1999)
• Internet Service Provider Charged with Intercepting Customer Communications and Possessing Unauthorized Password Files (November 22, 1999)
• "Web Bandit" Sentenced to 15 Months Imprisonment, 3 Years of Supervised Release, for Hacking USIA, NATO, Web Sites (November 19, 1999)
• "Phone Masters" Ringleaders Sentenced to Prison; 41-Month and Two-Year Terms to be Served by Telecommunications Hackers (September 16, 1999)
• Kevin Mitnick Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison; Computer Hacker Ordered to Pay Restitution to Victim Companies Whose Systems Were Compromised (August 9, 1999)

Year 1998

• Eugene E. Kashpureff Pleaded Guilty to Unleashing Software on the Internet That Interrupted Service for Tens of Thousands of Internet Users Worldwide (March 19, 1998)
• Israeli Citizen Arrested in Israel for Hacking United States and Israeli Government Computers (March 18, 1998)
• Juvenile Computer Hacker Cuts off FAA Tower At Regional Airport -- First Federal Charges Brought Against a Juvenile for Computer Crime (March 18, 1998)
• Former Chief Computer Network Program Designer Arraigned for Alleged $10 Million Computer "Bomb" (February 17, 1998)